John 3:10:4John.3.10.W4TAB
εἶπεν
eipen
“said”
- Transliteration
- EI-pen
- Extended
- EI-pehn
- IPA
- /ˈei.pen/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-pen
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS KAI EI-pen au-TOI SY EI ho di-DA-ska-los tou is-ra-ÊL KAI TAU-ta OU gi-NÔ-skeis
Exegesis
The verse opens with the compact response formula apekrithe Iesous kai eipen auto {ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ | a-pekrí-thē Iē-soûs kaí eî-pen au-tôi}, where the two verbs function together to introduce Jesus’ reply and direct it to the hearer in the dative.
Root and etymology
Rootlambda epsilon gamma omega
“to say, speak”
In context — John 3:10
Jesus answered him and said, "You are the teacher for Israel, yet these things remain unknown to you?"
About this coordinate
John 3:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 3:10, so the Greek word εἶπεν (eipen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.3.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.10.W4.S1) and character.